Exercise machine



April 25, 1933. P. s. HARDY 1,905,092

EXERCISE MACHINE Filed Aug. 11, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l .i if

- $4 IN ENTOR 3 /L4 BY AT April 25, 1933. P. s. HARDY EXERCISE MACHINEFiled Aug. 11, 1931 2 Shets-Sheet 2 BY law-0W4 fi Patented Apr. 25, 1933UNITED PETER s. HARDY, or sirne'rronn, .colv ino'rronr, nssisnon To n m'eemeemf APPARATUS COMPANY, Inca, on NEW- YORK, N; Y; A eon ronerronorDELAWARE nxnRoIsE MACHINE,

Application 'fi1ed- Au"g\ 1st 11, 1931. Serial nc. 556,380. 1

The object of this invention is to provide an exercising apparatus ofthe same general type as that disclosed in the Thompson and Hardy PatentNo. 1,750,549 ofcMarch 11, 1930 in that the apparatus comprises a pairof spaced irai'lson which aseat .is movably mounted the said seat ;beingprovided with a resistance against rearward movement, tensionedchandcordsyand a foot rest against which the operator pushes. :In the;

present apparatus however, the apparatus comprises two primary sectionsof novel form and arrangement the front section being pivoted to foldunder :the rear section and being of such formas :tocombine lightness ofconstruction with great rigidityand strength, providing also .a novelform of guiding means for the pull cords. Furthermore, the rear framevsection comprises front and rear metallic supporting members adapted toreceive and in turnibe held in spaced relation bylight rails 'of-wood ormetal upon which the seat is supported for movement. When the front orsupplemental frame section is extended, the tendency of the hand cords,when the device is operated, will be to swing the said framem'em- .berupwardly on its pivot, but the said frame member is locked against-suchmovement, however, by anovel method I of mutual abutment of the framemembers which will permitthe supplemental member to be moved underthemain member. j

Further objects of the invention will hereinafter appear.

The invention will'be described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings in" which I 1 Fig. l is a plan view ofan embodiment of theinvention, the supplemental framememher being", in extended position.

Fig. Q'is a view in elevation of the same,

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 7 is asectional view ofpthefoot i Referring to the drawings, (it Lwill be-seen the embodimentthereinfillustrated comprises a main frame member formed ofathe'spacedend members and parallel side railsconnect mg .the end members. iEachendimember comprises spaced legs -1 connected :by an in tegralcross-member 2,. each leg being. formed with a depression or saddle .to-receivegthe' end of a ,side, rail;3.- Ifidesired,Itheside rails ,may beof woogd and secured to the legs l=by screws. or .bolts; 'Moufnted to,move longitud nally ofthe siderails, and sup: ported thereby, gis aseat 4.; "The wheels 5w of -'-the seat 4 may run in grooves 3mformedmztheside rails-3. 5'

The front sgs 1 in the ma frame member 'are provided: with 1 smoothsurfaced abutments 5',- Fig.- 5, .to' receivethe apertured bearingbossesto projecting .later-.

allyof-f thes'upplementalframe. ZThelegs at this point are to re'ceive'stud screws the supplemental-frame. i 1

The supplemental frame member is formed with rearwardly widelyspaced-arms i 7 Figs: Q i 3 and :5; serving-as pivotal-supports for r iW 8 'and the forwardly projecting bar-like member 800. Arms--8 are.provided .with

outerdepending-flanges 8am, Fig. 5. These flanges at their rear, areconnected by {de: pending yoke 9. -When the supplemental frame member isextended'as shown in Figs.

of'the. arms abut the front legs l aof the main frame 'memberso that anupward pull on the front end a of the supplemental" frame member isresistedl I 1 F V Immediately in front of the; arms-:8: the"supplemental frame member is formed with a hollow apertured protuberance10 in which is pivotally mounted a guide pulley llhfor a flexibleconnecting rmember-l2 secured to.;seat T 4i *Flexibleconnectingemember12 sisiled over the pulley andwthence rearward'ly below rails .3 and isconnected to the "front end cf spring 13 the rear end of athe springbeing connected to 58. :bar 14 secured to re ar cross member-20f themainframe. i Thefront end of the supplemental -framef '21, =are shown-at22-. Ifldesired,-the-hand member formed with a hollow aperturedprotuberance, 15, extending above protuberance 10. Pivotally supportedin protuberance 15 are two sets of pulleys 16, 17, and

' pulleys 17 is a flexible connecting member and thence'to itscompanionpulley17,1is a 'ing' a hand grip "19m connecting member '18 .is secured'to one end of a spring the opposite end of the spring a beingconnected-to bar 14 Flexible connect-' fling member l8 m is securedtoone end'of a spring '215'the opposite end of the spring above each ofthetwo pulleys 16 the pro V tuberance 15 is apertured. 'Passing over. one

of the pulleys 16 and thene-Over'one of the 18 having jat one endthereof, a, hand grip 19, and passing o'ver'the second pulley 16 secondflexible connectin member 18% hav Tri 1 Flexible being connected to bar14'. Spare springs, preferably of strength different from 20 and grips19, 1 9m'may be attachablyfconnected in any vsuitable'manner, as at 23.

A novel form of foot rest 1s providedas to construction and arrangementrelatively to the supplementalIframe member in that 'the'foot pieces areadapted for movement 7 laterally of the saide frame member and'arei rconnected a cross, piece which straddles the member. The foot restcomprises two foot pieces 24 connectedbycrosspieces 25.

,Thebottom plan view, Fig. 6, shows'that each 'foot piece isformed withparallelde pending ribs 251: "which-merge with correspon'dinglyformedribs depending from cross piece 25, andwith depending aperturedlugs-126; 'These lugs receive a pivot 'pin'27,

Figs 2 and carried by the supplemental framefmember and upon which thefoot rest may rock with the footpiec'efs lyingat the sides ofthefmmember fasshown 'more 1 particularly in Figs; 1" and j2.- The footpieces are further reinforced by depending flanges about their-marginsas shown in'Fig. 6'." Toe straps may be provided as shown at28lfl a a aI It;will' be noted that the legs of the main [frame member at therear-thereof'arelonger than those' atgthefront so that the operatorseated upon seat :4 pushes tack the seat againstbothjthe tension 7 ofsprin'g-13, and

gravitational-"action 0f the inclinei- When it is desired to store orship. the ap 4, the clip being. secured "to seat 4. Upon nection 12,theseatfmay beremoved from the track, and theisupplemental frame mem- "berfolded backin the main frame 'member'withoutdisturbing the-hand gripsor' the. flexible connecti'onstherewith or remov-i ing the foot rests,the'latter beingfrly movable to substantially horizontal position.

The novel form of the supplemental frame 1 enables its readyfolding inthe main frame, 7

and gives it great rigidity and strengtlnf affords integral "protectinghousing vfor the pulleys, enablesfree' movement of the-foot r i piecesat' its sides andienables adequate coiaction"withthe mainframe member tore- 7 ceive upward niove ment'upon folding of the flexible connections18, 128m by the hand grips; it 19,1900; 7

' Having descrl claim and'desire to secure by Letters Patent, is asfollows i 1. An. GXGIClSlIlgQ machine comprising a main frame havingparallelFsid-e rails and front and rear transverse members, supporta ingsaid rails, a seat movable over said rails:

a supplemental frame member-p votally conr v bedf my inventionfwhat'l Vnected to and projectingtorward'ly'fif thefirst-namedframemember; andheld against I upward movement by zabutment withs-;the 7 said fronttransverse member, a foot rest.

anda guide device carried byithe supple mental frame member hand gripsand' flex- I ible tensioncd connections therefor, led oversaidguidedevice. :1:

I An exercising appar'tuscomprisinga mam frame hav ng'parallel siderails',;front and rear membersi'supporting said rails, a

seat movable over said mus;- a supplemental frame membe'r.pivotallyconnected to? and projecting forwardly of the. first-namedframe member said supplemental 'member being foldable back under. thefirst nam'ed thefront imember supporting said rails, a

memberfbutbeing heldeiagainstj upward V movement when extended-byabutment with};

foot restfand aguide'device-carrifid by the 3 supplemental'framemember,hand grips and tensioned flexible connections therefor, led;

over saidguide'dev'ice;

- 3. An .exerc sing apparatus comprising mam frame havmg parallel siderails and front and rear connecting memberstherefor,

a seat movable over said rails,,a supple mental frame member pivotallyconnected to and projecting forwardlyofithe firstnamed frame .member,*said supplementalframe-member being formed withv a rear; ward portionhaving opposed arms receivingsaidpivotal connections and a bar-like.

portion projected or forwardly; of said arms, a pulley device carried bythe supplemental "frame immediately,iorward'lof the arm por- I tion andcentrally thereof, a tensioned fl'exibl'e connection for the seat andled'over'th I pulley device, a foot restcomprising a cross memberstraddling the supplemental frame near the frontend thereof and a footsup} port carried'at ea'ohiend of the cross member, pulleydevicescarriedby said barj-like portion of the supplemental frame at theimmerses front end thereof, hand grips and tensioned flexibleconnections for said hand grips led over said last-named pulley devices.

4. A device constructed in accordance with claim 2 in combination with aspring device connected to the hand grip flexible connections.

5. A device constructed in accordance with claim 3 in combination with aspring device carried substantially horizontal of the main frame andconnected thereto and connected with the flexible connection for theseat and a second spring device connected with the flexible connectionsfor the hand grips. a r

6. In an exercising apparatus, and in combination with a mainframeincluding parallel side rails, and a seat movable over said rails, of asupplemental frame formed at its rear with spaced arms merging intoafor- Wardly projected bar, an abutment carried by each arm and engagingthe frame and serving to hold the supplemental frame against upwardmovement from its extended position, a foot rest comprising a crossmember straddling the projected bar of the supplemental frame, a footpiece at eachend thereof and supported for movement across thehorizontal plane of said bar projection, pulley devices carried by thebar projection forwardly of the foot rest, springs carried by the mainframe, hand grips, flexible connections for the latter led over. saidpulley devices and connected to the springs and a pulley device carriedby the supplemental frame rearwardly of the foot rest and adapted toguide a flexibletensioned connection for the seat.

' 7. An exercising apparatus comprising 40 side rails and supportingconnections therefor comprising front and rear metallic members eachmember comprising opposed legs connected'by a transverse horizontal barand each leg being formed at its top with'a saddle to receive one end ofa rail, a seat mounted to move on the rails, a supplemental framepivoted to the main frame, pulleys and a foot rest carried by thesupplemental frame,

hand grips, and tensioned flexible connections for said hand grips ledover the pulleys, the connection between the main and supplementalframes being such that the latter is held against upward movement fromextended position but is free to be moved back under the main frame. v

8. In a device of the character set forth and in combination with a mainframe, a seat movable on the main frame, and a supplemental framepivotally connected to the main frame for movement thereunder, of a footrest comprising two foot-receiving members and a narrow bar-likeconnectingmember therefor, each foot piece having parallel dependingreinforcing ribs extending trans- C5; versely thereof and merging intocorrespondingly formed ribs ccarried byizthe lbandsaid I ribssin turnimergin'g intodepending'aperF turedilugs adapted .toireceiveva pivotal'mem- 'ber forxconnecting :the :foot (rest itO :thesupplemental'framermember. I .9.1Inaanexercising:apparatus in.combination with a .main' frame, a seat movable eupon the mainyframe,asupplemental frameihave ing a :relatively wide r.ear .section, :aarelatively marrow front section ofa :folotirest i comprising opposed..foot pieces "integrally connected by a rtransverse bar adapted :tostraddle." the front :portion of the supple "mental frame anda pivotalconnection in:

termediate' the frame and tsaid'foot :rest EBB whereby the foot piecesmay be pivotally moved transversely iof. the supplemental frame memberat the sides thereof. 10. In a device of the character set forth, and incombination with a main frame, a 6

seat movable on the main frame, and a supplemental frame pivotallyconnected to the main frame for movement to fold upon each other, thesupplemental frame being formed with 'rearwardly projected arms forpivotal connection with the main frame and a central forwardlyprojecting bar-likeportion having an upwardly extending hollowprotuberance at its front end, the protuberance p being apertured at itstop, a pulley pivoted as within the protuberance, a tensioned cableextending through the aperture, and'ahand grip connected to the cable.

11. A device constructed in accordance with claim 10 in which theprotuberance is provided with spaced apertures and with opposed pulleyseach pulley, receiving: a tensioned flexible connection for a hand grip.

12. A device constructed in accordance with claim 10 in combination withan H- 39 shaped foot rest having a pivotal connec- 7 'with claim 10 inwhich the bar-like projection of the supplemental frame is formed 1115with a hollow protuberance disposed adjacent the projecting armsthereof, a pulley pivotally mounted within the protuberance, the latterbeing apertured, a tensioned cable led over the pulley and connectedwith the seat centrally thereof. 14. In an exercising apparatusin combi-1 nation with a main frame having side rails. and a seat movable uponthe side rails, of a supplemental frame comprising ametallic memberformed with rearwardly projecting spaced arms having pivotal connectionswith the main frame and a. bar-like projection merging into said arms,the arms and bar like extension having lateral downward ex-.

noof

1 tending flanges; the bar. adj eeht its connedtion with the "armsand'ic'entmlly thereof, 7 v

' being formedwith a; hollow- 'apertured pro;-

tuberance'andthe 'baz at its 'front endibeing w I I 5 formed With ahollowed iap'ertured :pr0t-uber;-

-v anee. rising YSubstantiaHfi above the ifirstnamed protuberance, a.foot: rest pivoted to thefbar intermediatetheprbtuberances and pulleyspiiiotallyvmounted Within the: pro- 1 tuberances insuch manner thattensionedcables may be guided-by the pulleys and pro- -V jected throughthe apertures of the-protuberggnces' as and for thejpurpose set forth;

. lntestimony fwhereofliI-have signed m-y' e v' na-me to' thisspecification. v 1

